Bonicontro and Morais joined junior midfielders Kyle Garvan (Braintree) and Kevin Zapata (East Bridgewater), and junior defenders Neil Lavanchy (Scituate) and Alex Sindoni (Haverhill) on the Second Team; and junior midfielder Daniel Galvin (Attleboro) on the Third Team.

UMass Lowell is enjoying one its best seasons in program history with a 13-4-1 overall record and a 10-3-0 clip in the NE-10, good for a share of second place. The River Hawks visit Southern New Hampshire on Friday in the NE-10 Championship semifinal at 7 p.m.

"Many of our players have contributed to the team's ability to score goals this year," said head coach Christian Figueroa. "Bruno, Dan, and Homero, in particular, have each played a vital role in the success of our offense this year."

The game will be held at UMass Lowell's Cushing Field on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. as part of the 2012 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship weekend.

Kent was recently named to the NE-10 All-Tournament Team after her goal gave UMass Lowell a 1-0 victory in the championship match against Merrimack College.

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Wilcox, the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year, joined Kent on the All-Tournament Team, and also took home Most Valuable Player honors for the Championship. Wilcox led a UMass Lowell defense that ranked first in the NE-10 with a 0.75 goals against average.

Painten had a stellar senior campaign as well. The forward racked up 13 points on five goals and three assists.

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